The Library does not hold original court records.  However, some indexes and transcriptions of historic records can be found in the Library and/or online. A selection of resources are listed here by jurisdiction. 

Use the online catalogue to find and retrieve material using your Library login.

Australian Capital Territory 

In the Library: 

New South Wales 

In the Library: 

Online: 

State Records of NSW provide an alphabetical list of research topics. These include:

Northern Territory 

In the Library: 

Queensland 

In the Library: 

Online: 

  • Queensland State Archives guide to court records. Includes online indexes. 

South Australia 

In the Library: 

Online: 

  • State Records of South Australia guide to courts. Includes some online indexes. 

Tasmania

In the Library:

Online:

Libraries Tasmania has the following guides to records:

Victoria 

In the Library: 

Online: 

Public Record Office Victoria has the following guides (including online indexes): 

Western Australia 

In the Library: 

Online: 

  • State Records Office of Western Australia guide to court records

Australia (Federal courts)

In the Library: 

  • High Court of Australia. Transcripts of proceedings held by the Library (1965+) 
  • Other federal court and tribunal transcripts are held by the Library from the 1970s to 1996. Check the catalogue under the name of the court or tribunal for more details, e.g. Australia. Family Court. Transcript of proceedings.   

Online: 

  • Hight Court of Australia. Transcripts of proceedings available online on AustLII (1983+) 
  • Various federal court records are held by the National Archives of Australia, eg the High Court from 1903+.   
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Supreme Court of Adelaide 1869
Sweet, Samuel White.  (1869).  Supreme Court, Adelaide.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144217269